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Teresa: Manned spaceflight does not have a future, since it [#permalink]
12 Apr 2005, 13:10

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Teresa: Manned spaceflight does not have a future, since it cannot compete economically with other means of accomplishing the objectives of spaceflight.
Edward: No mode of human transportation has a better record of reliability: two accidents in twenty-five years. Thus manned spaceflight definitely has a positive future.
Which of the following is the best logical evaluation of Edwardâ€™s argument as a response to Teresaâ€™s argument?

(A) It cites evidence that, if true, tends to disprove the evidence cited by Teresa in drawing her conclusion.

(B) It indicates a logical gap in the support that Teresa offers for her conclusion.

(C) It raises a consideration that outweighs the argument Teresa makes.

(D) It does not meet Teresaâ€™s point because it assumes that there is no serious impediment to transporting people into space, but this was the issue raised by Teresa.

(E) It fails to respond to Teresaâ€™s argument because it does not address the fundamental issue of whether space activities should have priority over other claims on the national budget.

Teresa:
1) Manned spaceflights cannot compete economically with other means of accomplishing objectives of spaceflight
2) Therefore, manned spaceflight does not have a future <- conclusion

Edward:
1) Manned spaceflight has a better record of reliability far as modes of human transportation are concerned
2) Thus manned spaceflight definitely has a positive future. <- conclusion

Which of the following is the best logical evaluation of Edwardâ€™s argument as a response to Teresaâ€™s argument?

(A) It cites evidence that, if true, tends to disprove the evidence cited by Teresa in drawing her conclusion.
- No. Edward is arguing using a seperate issue as his resoning.

(B) It indicates a logical gap in the support that Teresa offers for her conclusion.
- Defnitely did not plug a gap

(C) It raises a consideration that outweighs the argument Teresa makes.
- No. We can't be sure which one is more significant, cost or reliability

(D) It does not meet Teresaâ€™s point because it assumes that there is no serious impediment to transporting people into space, but this was the issue raised by Teresa.
- Did not assume there is no serious impediment transporting peopel to space. The reliability is a fact (statistical record), and not a claim made by Edward

(E) It fails to respond to Teresaâ€™s argument because it does not address the fundamental issue of whether space activities should have priority over other claims on the national budget.
- This is the one. Edward argues on the ground of reliability and not the economics required to fund such flights.

Teresa: Manned spaceflight does not have a future, since it cannot compete economically with other means of accomplishing the objectives of spaceflight.Edward: No mode of human transportation has a better record of reliability: two accidents in twenty-five years. Thus manned spaceflight definitely has a positive future.Which of the following is the best logical evaluation of Edwardâ€™s argument as a response to Teresaâ€™s argument?

(D) It does not meet Teresaâ€™s point because it assumes that there is no serious impediment to transporting people into space, but this was the issue raised by Teresa.

(E) It fails to respond to Teresaâ€™s argument because it does not address the fundamental issue of whether space activities should have priority over other claims on the national budget.

D should be it.

According to Teresa, the impediment to transporting people into space is the economic viability of doing so - Edward does not address this, instead his argument is to support the reliability of space trip.

Obviously, It is between D and E. if it is D how this was the issue raised by Teresa?If it is E, space activities should have priority over other claims on the national budget?

guys, those who have chosed D/E, pls clearify.

IMO, ywilfred got it right.

Edward argues on the ground of reliability and not the economics required to fund such flights.

E it is.

Another reason I chose E is because D says
"It does not meet Teresaâ€™s point because it assumes that there is no serious impediment to transporting people into space, but this was the issue raised by Teresa. "

Impediment means hindrance (finally got to check the meaning using the dictionary). The last part of answer D says "this was the issue raised by Teresa". But we know from the passage that Teresa has never took a stand on the transportation of people into space, she argued more from the financial aspects. I'll stick with E.

hi,
it should be 'D' because first Teresa is talking that economically it's not possible to send spaceships to universe because it might be expensive(i am assuming it) whereas Edwards try to support spaceships on the basis of reliability so as such there is no correlation between the two as their opinion differ.It cannot be E becasue mentioning of budgets it talks about claims in the budget which i think is not correct
Still i think discussion needs to be done